Factors contained within mosquito saliva enhance transmission of mosquito-borne viruses to the mammalian host. In this issue, Wang et al (2024) identify AaNRP as a crucial pro-viral factor in mosquito saliva that promotes recruitment of Zika and dengue virus-susceptible myeloid cells.
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